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19:
1739:Bill Hayward
1735:(head coach)
1733:Jack Moakley
1716:
1707:Eugene Vidal
1657:Matt McGrath
1647:Pat McDonald
1607:Carl Johnson
1483:Lewis Watson
1473:Walker Smith
1458:Donald Scott
1397:Joseph Organ
1377:Ted Meredith
1362:Frank Loomis
1347:Earl Johnson
1317:Robert Emery
1307:Ivan Dresser
1282:Bob Crawford
1267:Tom Campbell
1181:Larry Probst
1084:
957:Tony Petitti
949:Kevin Warren
916:
853:
852:
846:Mark Jackson
822:Mike Polisky
774:Bruce Corrie
725:
590:
589:
583:Brian Hardin
543:Curtis Blake
478:
455:Charles Pell
381:
363:. Retrieved
359:
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277:commissioner
262:
211:Chuck Carney
208:All-American
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174:
144:
143:
103:Discus throw
18:
1778:1979 deaths
1773:1896 births
1702:Arthur Tuck
1677:Edwin Myers
1672:John Murphy
1602:Eldon Jenne
1562:Howard Cann
1437:Arthur Roth
1392:John Norton
1357:Carl Linder
1322:Fred Faller
1251:Max Bohland
1183:(2008–2019)
1177:(2004–2008)
1159:(2000–2002)
1153:(1996–1999)
1147:(1992–1996)
1123:(1981–1985)
1117:(1977–1981)
1115:Robert Kane
1111:(1973–1977)
1099:(1969–1970)
1093:(1965–1968)
1087:(1953–1965)
1081:(1930–1953)
1075:(1929–1930)
1069:(1927–1929)
1057:(1926–1927)
1051:(1924–1926)
1045:(1920–1924)
1039:(1912–1920)
1033:(1910–1912)
1027:(1906–1910)
1021:(1904–1906)
1015:(1900–1904)
951:(2020–2023)
943:(1989–2020)
935:(1971–1989)
927:(1961–1971)
919:(1945–1961)
911:(1922–1944)
840:(2021–2024)
816:(2008–2021)
800:(2003–2007)
798:Mark Murphy
792:(1994–2003)
790:Rick Taylor
782:Bill Foster
776:(1987–1993)
768:(1981–1987)
766:Doug Single
760:(1975–1980)
752:(1967–1974)
744:(1956–1966)
742:Stu Holcomb
736:(1945–1956)
734:Ted Payseur
728:(1925–1945)
720:(1921–1924)
712:(1919–1920)
704:(1913–1918)
696:(1910–1913)
688:(1906–1910)
680:(1905–1906)
678:F. O. Smith
672:(1903–1904)
664:(1898–1902)
656:(1897–1898)
654:W. J. Bryan
648:(1895–1896)
646:Otto Miller
577:(2006–2017)
569:(2000–2006)
561:(1990–2000)
545:(1986–1990)
537:(1968–1986)
529:(1957–1959)
521:(1951–1956)
513:(1946–1951)
505:(1940–1946)
497:(1932–1940)
489:(1925–1932)
487:Ossie Solem
481:(1922–1925)
473:(1919–1921)
471:M. B. Banks
465:(1908–1918)
265:George Huff
258: 1958
1767:Categories
1642:Jack Mahan
1577:Frank Foss
1557:Sol Butler
1527:Dan Ahearn
1488:Ray Watson
1463:Frank Shea
1387:Feg Murray
1085:Tug Wilson
941:Jim Delany
933:Wayne Duke
718:Dana Evans
567:Dave Blank
535:Bob Karnes
315:References
171:Early life
120:Chicago AA
1297:Gus Desch
1262:Hal Brown
1151:Bill Hybl
1139:Bill Hybl
1091:Doug Roby
758:John Pont
750:Tippy Dye
559:Lynn King
503:Vee Green
360:Olympedia
201:1920 team
197:1919 team
130:Personal
92:Athletics
1692:Pat Ryan
1682:Gus Pope
1520:athletes
1422:Joie Ray
1312:Earl Eby
1239:athletes
959:(2023– )
832:# (2021)
808:# (2008)
585:(2017– )
553:# (1990)
365:July 21,
311:Wilson.
253:Wilson,
237:held in
107:shot put
98:Event(s)
551:Rob Ash
293:Kennedy
279:of the
239:Antwerp
223:javelin
195:on the
132:best(s)
1129:(1985)
824:(2021)
457:(1907)
449:(1897)
441:(1894)
287:under
231:discus
219:discus
76:Height
70:, U.S.
55:, U.S.
309:"Tug"
305:"Tug"
269:Drake
89:Sport
84:Sport
367:2021
291:and
227:shot
225:and
117:Club
61:Died
46:Born
1444:(t)
1258:(r)
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323:^
295:.
255:c.
221:,
109:,
105:,
1222:e
1215:t
1208:v
993:e
986:t
979:v
887:e
880:t
873:v
624:e
617:t
610:v
417:e
410:t
403:v
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